Another fashion week marathon has come to an end. Runways have been walked, finales applauded, and countless looks have already begun circulating through our feeds. For those who want a quick look back at what defined the season, here are some honorable mentions from Paris and Milan.

Alaïa by Pieter Mulier
The final show of Pieter Mulier at Alaïa. In the collection he not only paid tribute to his years at the maison, but also to the artisans who helped him shape it. One that honors the foundation laid by its namesake while gently pushing the brand into the future. This season, though, the designer pared things all the way back, staying close to the body in a way that calls to mind the brand founder’s reputation as the “King of Cling.” There’s something graceful about putting a dot with simplicity, rather than leaving behind an exclamation point.

Chanel by Matthieu Blazy
Chanel got a little industrial this season, with colorful construction cranes surrounding the runway. The set hinted at construction and transformation, the house being constantly rebuilt rather than preserved.
Blazy even quoted Coco Chanel herself: “We need dresses that crawl and dresses that fly, because the butterfly doesn’t go to the market and the caterpillar doesn’t go to the ball.”
The looks were still unmistakably Chanel, but the proportions shifted. Hems and belts dropped to the hips, elongating the torso.

Dior by Jonathan Anderson
As an Englishman in Paris, Jonathan Anderson wrote a love letter to both Monsieur Dior himself and, by doing that, to Paris as well. Specifically the French gardens. The show took place in the Jardin des Tuileries, and the looks carried small echoes of Monet and the French garden tradition. The scenery, although natural, was touched up like a theatre set. And the lily shoes are something we’re still obsessing over. Nature, with a touch of Dior. Divine.

Fendi by Maria Grazia Chiuri
Maria Grazia Chiuri brought back the idea of “Less I, More Us. Meno io, più noi.” But not in a slogan way. In her world, that “us” lives in friendships and shared moments. Clothes made for being together. Lace blouses for long lunches, floral shearling coats for slow walks and conversations. Fashion less about the individual, more about the memories made while wearing it.

Gucci by Demna
Demna really immersed himself in Gucci, understanding its gucciness while weaving in his own touch of nightlife. The show itself went beyond the looks, with fun little appearances we are familiar with. Heavy smokey eye makeup. Models who strutted, not walked. It almost felt theatricalized.
And then came Kate Moss. Closing the runway with that iconic walk. The feline stride moving in one straight line, like the runway belongs to her. A black sparkling dress with a severe back décolletage and the attached Gucci thong detail that made everyone gasp.

LOEWE by Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez
For their second season at Loewe, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez made it clear that this new chapter of the Spanish maison won’t be about quiet reverence. The collection leaned into Loewe’s technical brilliance, but with a mischievous twist. Shapes, textures, and details carried that slightly unhinged joy, almost as if the wardrobe had been assembled from a very chic toy chest. A new Loewe chapter where precision and imagination coexist happily.

Miu Miu by Miuccia Prada
Miu Miu’s simplicity comes from Miuccia’s own words: “As a human person, you are enough. You don’t need anything, because you have yourself, you have your mind, and that should be enough against whatever happens.” The collection echoed that idea through a quiet kind of confidence. The simplicity brought back the spirit of the ’90s, even bringing two icons of the decade to the runway: Chloë Sevigny and Gillian Anderson. Effortless, slightly undone, and grounded in the belief that the person wearing the clothes matters more than the clothes themselves.

Prada by Miuccia Prada & Raf Simons
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons made us like mathematics, with a little help from layer play. Fifteen models walked, each returning four times, shedding layers along the way. Sixty looks in total. The same subject, repeated, yet completely different each time. It almost felt like a quiet full stop to heavy consumption. A reminder that with thoughtful layering, one wardrobe can become many looks. Just choose your clothes wisely.

Rick Owens by Rick Owens
Rick Owens is Rick Owens. Entirely his own. There’s no other way to define his vision, because he built it brick by brick. The looks felt like war fairies escaping an apocalypse in space and descending to earth.
But what we cannot stop fussing over was the makeup. You couldn’t see much of it during the show itself, yet the images released afterward revealed something entirely different. The makeup looked less like beauty and more like artwork.

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
Anthony Vaccarello kept Saint Laurent on a sharp line this season as well. Sharp tailoring. Rows of black suits. Dangerously controlled. But the real tension was in the details. Those pinpoint stilettos, sharp enough to look almost weaponized. Everything felt controlled, but just barely. Elegant enough to admire, dangerous enough to damage.

Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann
The looks were everything we needed. The plastic trenches, were like a nod to American Psycho. But apart from the looks what sparked and still keeps lingering was the show itself. The way the models walked in tuned with each other, looking around to other models and the guests themselves. The show felt like models gaining consciousness, a double sided fashion.Because with Tom Ford’s seductiveness, you cannot just walk down the runway, you have to own it. It was like a scene from a movie.